SOCI 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Larceny, Fallacy, Institutional Racism
22 Dec 2017
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1: basic premise of sociology > human behavior determined by groups & societies we live in. Societal facts emile durkheim : elements of society that exist in they own objective reality (ex. suicide shaped by social forces & facts) Theory : suicide is an act of social deviance. People commit suicide based on levels of: social integration > strong ties to community, social regulated > rules of life, control. When social integration (egotistic) & regulation (anomie) decrease, suicide increases. 10. 9: geography, west less integrated bc less dense population so high rates, south, midwest, northeast low rates, class, upper rate higher among af uent bc 26713$= more freedom which is less regulated lower, middle. Catholic & judaism very integrating and regulating so lower rates than in e. More than 1. 5million survivors (affected family members) Adulthood introduced over time through a juvenile age period. Ex. underage drinking, smoking, truancy, & incorrigibility.
